About Marla

Marla was raised in Mid-Michigan under parents, Milton and Lillian Tolly. Other than time away at college, she lived in the same house and attended the same church (Hope Baptist Church) until she was married. She graduated from Calvary Baptist Academy in Midland, MI and then went on to Bob Jones University where she received her B.S.N. in Nursing. She afterward returned home and worked in nursing homes and hospitals until her marriage to Matt. Matt and Marla met at BJU during their freshman year; but it was not until after graduation, during a mission conference at her home church, that Marla felt God’s call to missionary service. Through correspondence and visits, Matt and Marla felt God leading them to serve the Lord together and they were married not long afterward.